World Vision Lanka, MenCare Sri Lanka’s coordinator, hosted a MenCare retreat for 20 families in June 2015. Eighty-six participants took part in the two-day residential program for families from the Ambagamuwa Area Development Program. As part of the retreat activities, MenCare facilitators conducted the two final sessions from their MenCare fathers’ group module, focusing on themes …
Ravichandran, a 27-year-old father of two children, is a laborer on a tea plantation in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. His wife Darshani is also a laborer on the tea plantation. Ravichandran is a MenCare group member who has actively participated in fathers’ group classes conducted by MenCare partner World Vision Sri Lanka. Recently, Ravichandran and …
Join us on June 16th for the launch of the world’s first-ever report on the State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) – providing a global view of the state of men’s contributions to parenting and caregiving around the world. …
In March, the Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) – MenCare Vietnam’s coordinator – focused its efforts on engaging local religious leaders. Throughout the month, CSAGA conducted trainings with priests, nuns and other clergy on how to integrate gender equality and domestic violence prevention into their premarital programs. …
MenCare is excited to welcome new country partners in Pakistan, Portugal, and Switzerland to the global campaign! Equimundo-Europe in Portugal, masculinities.ch and the Swiss Institute of Masculinities and Gender Issues in Switzerland, and the AMAL Human Development Network in Pakistan joined MenCare this year to work on research and community campaigns that support men’s active involvement in fatherhood and caregiving. …
MenCare+ Indonesia coordinator Rutgers WPF recently launched the campaign "Generasi Jagoan Tanpa Kekerasan," or "Generation of Young Men Without Violence." Generasi Jagoan educates young men ages 15-24 on the issues of masculinity, gender inequality, and gender-based violence. …
